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advancing comics as artSat, 18 May 2019 02:09:23 +0000enhourly1What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 5: The Special Case of Professor Xhttp://sequart.org/magazine/43932/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-5/
http://sequart.org/magazine/43932/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-5/#commentsFri, 23 May 2014 17:00:11 +0000A. D. Jamesonhttp://sequart.org/?p=43932…continued from yesterday. In the previous four parts, we’ve seen how a very particular plot line structures the X-Men comics: the losing and regaining of control over one’s powers (and the comics are based on the… [more]]]>1What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 4: The Evolution of Icemanhttp://sequart.org/magazine/43930/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-4/
http://sequart.org/magazine/43930/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-4/#commentsThu, 22 May 2014 17:00:29 +0000A. D. Jamesonhttp://sequart.org/?p=43930…continued from yesterday. We’ve been looking at the underlying structure of the X-Men comics: how mutants pose an existential threat to themselves and others, necessitating that they either control themselves (Xavier’s dream) or be controlled (the… [more]]]>0What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 3: Losing (and Regaining) Controlhttp://sequart.org/magazine/43710/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-3/
http://sequart.org/magazine/43710/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-3/#commentsWed, 21 May 2014 17:00:10 +0000A. D. Jamesonhttp://sequart.org/?p=43710In Part 1 and Part 2, we’ve seen how Prof. Xavier’s dream for the peaceful coexistence of humans and mutants depends upon mutants being able to control their special powers. To this end, mutants must… [more]]]>0What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 2: The Need for Self-Controlhttp://sequart.org/magazine/43676/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-2/
http://sequart.org/magazine/43676/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-2/#commentsTue, 20 May 2014 17:00:18 +0000A. D. Jamesonhttp://sequart.org/?p=43676…continued from yesterday. Given that mutants exist, what is to be done with them? That question drives the narrative of the X-Books. The book’s villains—Dr. Bolivar Trask and his Sentinels, the Genoshan Magistrates, Apocalypse, Mr.… [more]]]>0What Should Be Done with the Mutant Menace? Part 1: The Lack of an Endinghttp://sequart.org/magazine/43603/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-1/
http://sequart.org/magazine/43603/what-should-be-done-with-the-mutant-menace-part-1/#commentsMon, 19 May 2014 20:00:32 +0000A. D. Jamesonhttp://sequart.org/?p=43603A curious yet distinguishing feature of the X-Men family of comics is their lack of an origin story, typically an essential element in superhero comics. Usually, the superhero’s identity and power is formed by a… [more]]]>0